Interstate sales tax would be illegal, unconstitutional

In the April 28 column "Fairness in taxes a decision for states to make," it was interesting to see Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander using a "states' rights" argument to make the case for additional taxes.

They also made the case that adding a new tax will help keep taxes low and help create jobs. It was good to read that our senators were considering a path of "Our job in Washington is to give them the choice - to preserve the rights our Constitution affords them - and to get out of the way."

In the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9 describes things our Congress and the states cannot do:"No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state."

The whole point of this was to make the U.S. a free trade zone between the states. Otherwise, states could levy taxes and import duties on items that entered or traveled through their state. Sens. Corker and Alexander made several great points in their April 28 oped but however noble their intentions and logic, the Internet sales/use tax would be clearly illegal and unconstitutional.

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Interstate sales tax would be illegal, unconstitutional

In the April 28 column 'Fairness in taxes a decision for states to make,' it was interesting to see Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander using a 'states' rights' argument to make the case for